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2 weeks ago
UPDATE: City of Chicago employee arrested after allegedly making threats to state lawmaker
City of Chicago Inspector arrested for alleged threat messages sent to State Senator Chesney.
2 weeks ago
State officials highlight ways to stay cyber safe for the holidays
Learn how to keep you and your loved ones safe this upcoming holiday season from cyber-attacks.
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The Pilsbury Project reaches yet another milestone
Another big milestone for the Pillsbury Project was reached recently. The AB-Mill water tower has officially come down.
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Crime of the Week: Protect gifts, deliveries, property over the holidays
The holiday season can make for easy criminal targets.
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Springfield’s holiday historic homes tour
The city’s most treasured homes dressed in their seasonal best!
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IDNR warns to be cautious using technology while hunting this deer season
Learn how not to break the rules while hunting deer this year, and don't use A.I. tools to learn about regulations.
2 weeks ago
Wisconsin seeks to block Morgan Geyser’s conditional release after escape from group home
Geyser did not fight her extradition to Wisconsin in a Chicago court appearance Tuesday.
3 weeks ago
Snow could color the trip home
NWS says perhaps three inches between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.
3 weeks ago
Judge’s footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns
The judge noted factual discrepancies between the official narrative about those law enforcement responses and what body camera footage showed.
3 weeks ago
Budzinski intervenes in local housing dispute on behalf of low-income residents
Affordable housing advocates say this type of issue could become more common with proposed HUD cuts.
3 weeks ago
UIS runner makes strides
Maddie Miller-Ross finished 84th in the Division II national XC meet.
3 weeks ago
What happens when pumpkin pie meets deep-dish pizza?
For pumpkin pie, one state stood out: Illinois.
3 weeks ago
Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99
Meyer died on Oct. 30, said Rebecca Mathis, executive director at King-Bruwaert House, a retirement community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where he lived.
3 weeks ago
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the two-time presidential candidate and internationally known founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition was hospitalized Nov. 14.
3 weeks ago
A week later, public still mad about Springfield City Council landlord registry vote
Citizens allege corruption and racism around the horseshoe.
3 weeks ago
IDNR says 2025 deer harvesting numbers are down a bit
More deer hunting opportunities are to come.
3 weeks ago
Another squad car hit by alleged ‘Scott’s Law’ violator –ISP
"Scott's Law" requires drivers to "move over" for emergency vehicles with flashing lights.
3 weeks ago
State: Most pregnancy-related deaths ‘preventable’
State: Pregnant Blacks more likely to die; substance abuse most common cause.
3 weeks ago
New federal rules could put formerly unhoused people back out on the streets across Illinois
The Trump administration is dramatically cutting the money available to help pay for housing for people in need, including those with mental illness or disabilities.
